BILL NUMBER: SB 1402	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 10, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator De León

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

    An act to amend Section 2928 of the Labor Code, relating
to employees.   An act to amend Section 84307.5 of the
Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1402, as amended, De León.  Employees: wage deductions.
  Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign funds. 

   Existing provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974 prohibit a
spouse or domestic partner of an elected officer or a candidate for
elective office from receiving compensation from campaign funds held
by a controlled committee of the officer or candidate for services
rendered in connection with fundraising, as specified.  
   This bill would instead prohibit a spouse or domestic partner of
an elected officer or a candidate for elective office from receiving
compensation, in exchange for any services rendered, from campaign
funds held by a controlled committee of the officer or candidate.
 
   A violation of the act's provisions is punishable as a
misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill
would impose a state-mandated local program.  
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.  
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.  
   The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides
that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes
upon a 2/3 vote of each house and compliance with specified
procedural requirements.  
   This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
 
   Existing law prohibits a deduction from the wages of an employee,
on account of the employee coming late to work, in excess of the
proportionate wage that would have been earned during the time
actually lost, except for authorizing the deduction of 1/2-hour's
wage for a loss of time of less than 30 minutes.  
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those
provisions. 
   Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation:
no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  .
State-mandated local program:  no   yes  .


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 84307.5 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   84307.5.  A spouse or domestic partner of an elected officer or a
candidate for elective office shall not  receive 
 receive, in exchange for services rendered,  compensation
from campaign funds held by a controlled committee of the elected
officer or candidate for elective  office for services
rendered in connection with fundraising for the benefit of the
elected officer or candidate for elective  office.
   SEC. 2.    No reimbursement is required by this act
pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local
agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a
new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or
changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of
Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a
crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the
California Constitution. 
   SEC. 3.    The Legislature finds and declares that
this bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974
within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the
Government Code.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 2928 of the Labor Code is
amended to read:
   2928.  No deduction from the wages of an employee on account of
his or her coming late to work shall be made in excess of the
proportionate wage that would have been earned during the time
actually lost, but for a loss of time less than 30 minutes, a
one-half hour's wage may be deducted.